Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that school buses should be given the same priority on roads as ambulances during the summer season to ensure that students reach home early. Hemant Soren further urged people to make efforts to give way to school buses in consideration of the scorching hea

Elon Musk’s flirtation with Twitter may have an endgame after all. Twitter is reportedly talking to Musk to sell itself — after a series of dramatic events right after the Tesla and SpaceX chief offered a takeover bid of $43 billion to the microblogging website. Twitter began reconsidering Musk’s of

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been barred by the Russian foreign ministry from entering the country. Along with Zuckerberg, US Vice President Kamala Harris has also been barred from entering the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry has noted in a statement that Zuckerberg, Harris and others will be

Bengaluru: 11,379 out of 2,28,073 candidates remained absent for Economics and Business Studies paper of II PUC examinations which commenced across the state on Friday. Out of 620 candidates enrolled for Economics, 68 of them remained absent, while 11,311 students out of 2,27,453 enrolled for Bus

Noida residents will soon be able to access free Wi-Fi, make use of benches with built-in mobile phone charging points and USB ports, and find signage pointing towards the nearest ATM on a 1.7-kilometre stretch between Shashi Chowk and Logix City Centre Mall. Noida Authority has announced it will de

Considering parents’ accusations that some schools were not following the Calcutta High Court’s previous interim order, the court asked all of the 145 schools covered in a PIL concerning fees to not deny promotion to higher classes or withhold their report cards until further orders are issued. Reit

UGC on dual degree programmes: The University Grants Commission (UGC) said on Monday, April 20, 2022, that the top Indian universities can now collaborate with foreign universities to offer joint training and dual degree programmes. The announcement was made by the UGC Chairman, Professor M. Jagades

For the longest time, Netflix users have demanded cheaper plans. But now it may finally happen because the company CEO Reed Hastings has revealed that the streaming giant is testing new ad-supported plans that will be much cheaper than the current Netflix plans. Netflix has resisted adding advertise

Elon Musk and Twitter's toxic relationship goes back a long way. The billionaire has been very vocal about Twitter not adhering to the "principle of free speech". Earlier this month, he shared a poll on the site asking users if he should introduce a social media platform where people

PM Narendra Modi said that India will be producing a record number of doctors in the upcoming decade because of the central government’s policy of setting up at least one medical college in each district. The Prime Minister’s remarks came as he was virtually dedicating a 200-bed KK Patel Multi-speci

Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday re-branded its live audio-streaming service to Spotify Live and announced a slew of new content by top artists, as it doubles down on the format at a time when virtual events continue to attract audiences. Rolled out in June 2021 as Spotify Greenroom, the service

In a virtual meeting with the media UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar revealed UGC’s latest plan to allow students to pursue two simultaneous academic programmes, including full-time degree courses. He said that in accordance to the National Education Policy (NEP), the latest move aims to offer f

Uber announced that the fares would be increased by at least 12 per cent and the increasing fuel prices are solely to be blamed for this. Commuting from one place to another in AC cabs may dig a huge hole in your pockets now, especially if you live in Delhi. The convenient Uber rides will get

Vijayapura: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B C Nagesh on Monday said that the answer key for SSLC examination will be released tomorrow. “The evaluation of the SSLC examination papers should begin from the end of this month, while the results are expected to be released by

Banaras Hindu University, an Institution of Eminence under the IoE initiative of the Education Ministry, Government of India, has introduced a new scholarship scheme to promote and motivate international students. The scheme "Scholarship to International Students", also aims at attracting overseas s

Apple has reportedly begun manufacturing the latest iPhone 13 in India - a move that boosts the presence of one of the biggest tech companies in India as well as catalyses the government's Make in India initiative. Foxconn's plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai will be producing the iPhone 13 units,

Google has banned dozens of apps on Play Store that were secretly harvesting users' phone numbers and other important data. Some of the banned apps include Muslim prayer apps that were downloaded more than 10 million times, a barcode scanning app and a highway speed trap detection app and others. Th

CUET at AMU: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Saturday approved the proposal to join the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for undergraduate courses for the current academic session. "The university’s provisions for admissions including internal reservation, Vice-Chancellor’s nominatio